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Confirmed: Large-Caliber Guns More Likely to Kill

Rare gun study examined firearm used, number of victim's wounds

Azar Praises Free Markets for Healthcare Reform

HHS chief takes Heritage Foundation stage to bash ACA, plug administration's programs

CMS Plugs Changes to E/M Coding

Agency argues that streamlined billing codes will reduce physician burden

HHS Gives PTAC the Cold Shoulder

Declines to implement any recommendations, leaving members seething

FDA Advisory Committee Rejects New ER Opioid

Votes 3-14 against recommending product approval

How Did Theranos' Holmes Fool So Many Smart People?

WSJ's John Carreyrou on how disgraced entrepreneur nearly got away with it

Star Rating Screwup; Booze Study Canned; Sexist Docs Settle

The past week in healthcare investigations

What Physicians Can Do Tomorrow to Reduce Gun Violence Deaths

Yes, you can talk to your patients about firearms, say gun violence experts

AMA Tangles With 'Gene Doping' Guidelines

Also: emergency room evidence; impact of corporate investors in healthcare

Surgeon General Urges AMA to Diversify Membership

'Ask yourselves if you're looking at where the puck is going'

How Best to Manage Sexual Harassment in Medicine?

Suggested strategies include better institutional policies on reporting without fear of retaliation

Trump OMB Appointee Blasts Obama-Era Value Programs

Says CMMI programs aren't working; have 'failed to deliver'

EPA Agenda is a Threat to Public Health, Experts Say

Pollution scientists lambast proposed transparency rule

Medicare Slow to Boot Docs with State Sanctions

Federal program keeps paying physicians found incompetent or unethical

Bundle Payments By Condition, Not Procedure

Experts call for 'upstream' payment model that treats the whole patient

'Pimple on a Duck's Butt': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from 51成人动漫's sources

Morning Break: Stolen Trump Records; Gyns in Trouble; Eye Cancer Cluster?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 51成人动漫 staff

ACOG, Planned Parenthood Proud to Fight for Women's Healthcare

Organizations collaborated on Washington advocacy

FDA Panel Gives Celecoxib Positive CV Safety Grade

Votes 15-5 that it is non-inferior to naproxen, ibuprofen

Clinical Trials Need to be More Inclusive, Experts Say

Children, seniors, and chronic disease patients need more options

FDA Panel Gives Thumbs Up to 90-Day Glucose Monitor

Unanimous agreement that device is safe, effective

Docs, Medical Boards Ignored FDA Warning Letters on CCSVI

Fueled by YouTube, bogus MS 'cure' peddled by docs licensed in multiple states

By the Numbers: Obesity and Exercise

Somewhat paradoxically, both measures post all-time high rates

Initiative Aims to Help Veterans with Mental Illness

VA, AMVETS target those who have 'fallen through the cracks'

Big Changes Coming to Healthcare, Says HHS Chief

'We're unafraid of disrupting existing arrangements'

Patients Need More Info on Post-Acute Care, MedPAC Says

But providing facility quality ratings is a sticky wicket

From Rehab to Pill Mill

Investigated for addiction in one state, now in federal prison after working in another

Partial-Coverage Health Plans to Get Gov't Boost

Proposed rule would expand availability of non-ACA compliant plans

Q&A: Avindra Nath, MD

Leading NIH study of post-infection chronic fatigue syndrome

Trump Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposal

Includes $68 billion for HHS; continues push for ACA repeal

CMS Issues Guidance on Medicaid Work Requirements

10 states are pursuing such rules for Medicaid recipients

FDA Panel: Two Thumbs Down for New Oral Testosterone Drugs

Advisory committee unpersuaded by new trial data for Tlando, Jatenzo

History of a Device: Essure

This timeline summarizes steps taken by FDA and other agencies

ACEP PAC Gave More to 2016 Candidates Opposing Firearm Checks

Group's PAC favored candidates who opposed its own gun control policy

Largest AED Maker to Halt Most Operations as FDA Cites Problems

Quality controls have not been up to FDA standards

Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waivers

Will administration show too much flexibility?

Telehealth Advocates Push for Expanded Use

Several pending bills would encourage more use of the technology

Trump Administration Rolls Back ACA Contraceptive Coverage Rule

Several organizations plan to sue over the change

MIPS Takes a Beating at MedPAC

Medicare advisory panel says it needs to go

Time to Change the Way We Price Drugs

Value-based pricing, technology assessment among possible solutions

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